NSW cancer hospital to open to in-patients

The first dedicated cancer hospital in NSW will open its doors to in-patients.

The Chris O'Brien Lifehouse will house 125 overnight beds, eight operating theatres and an intensive care unit for public and private patients.

This adds to the chemotherapy, radiation therapy, cancer-related day surgery, specialist clinics, research and complementary therapies available at the hospital.

A dream of renowned surgeon professor Chris O'Brien, the $260 million facility in Camperdown, Sydney, opened to outpatients in November 2013, and will admit in-patients from late February.

Chief executive officer Eileen Hannagan says the arrival of in-patients helps mark the transformation of the centre into a fully integrated cancer hospital offering the best in technology, services and care.

"We're delight to be expanding services to treat those that require more specialist care or an in-patient stay throughout the course of their treatment," Ms Hannagan said.

"Whilst the expansion to in-patient services mark the fulfilment of a vision in one sense, in another way, it is only the start of our journey of discovery in clinical research and serving patients by providing the very best in the years to come."